1949 St. John's Redmen baseball team

1949 St. John's Redmen baseball
1949 St. John's Redmen baseball
Region A Champions
College World Series, 4th
Conference	Metropolitan New York Conference
Record	21–6 (9–1 Metro)
Head coach	Frank McGuire (2nd season);
Captain	Jack Kaiser (Senior year)
Home stadium	Dexter Park
	Seasons ← 1948 1950 →

The 1949 St. John's Redmen baseball team represented the St. John's University in the 1949 NCAA baseball season. The Redmen played their home games at Dexter Park. The team was coached by Frank McGuire in his St. John's University in his 2nd year at St. John's.^[1]

The Redmen won the Region A to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Southern California Trojans.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	B/T	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
INF	Dick Bohner	/	—	—
RHP	Gerry Brown	/R	—	—	Jr
INF	Lou Carnesecca	/	—	—
	Don Doyle	/	—	—
	Jim Felton	/	—	—
OF	Tony Garin	/	—	—	So
C	Jack Gimmler	/	—	—
	John Gordon	/	—	—
INF	Don Hogan	/	—	—	Sr
OF	Jack Kaiser (C)	/	—	—	Sr
	Bill Lynch	/	—	—
	Don MacKenzie	/	—	—
C	Irv Miller	/	—	—	Sr
RHP	Dom Novak	/R	—	—	Jr
INF	Herb Rossman	R/	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)		Brooklyn, New York
	Rex Shannahan	/	—	—
	Bob Sullivan	/	—	—
	Lou Tambini	/	—	—
	Tom Tolan	/	—	—	Sr
INF	Art West	/	—	—

1949 St. John's Redmen Baseball Game Log

Regular Season

Regular Season (16–3)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	MNYC Record
1	April 7	Pratt	Dexter Park • New York, New York	7–0	1–0	0–0
2	April 9	CCNY	Dexter Park • New York, New York	5–7	1–1	1–0
3	Unknown	vs Saint Peter's	Unknown • Unknown	2–5	1–2	1–0
4	April 13^[2]	at Hofstra	Unknown • Hempstead, NY	8–7	2–2	1–0
5	Unknown	vs Georgetown	Unknown • Unknown	9–3	3–2	1–0
6	Unknown	vs Wagner	Unknown • Unknown	6–2	4–2	1–0
7	Unknown	vs Kings Point	Unknown • Unknown	6–3	5–2	1–0
8	Unknown	vs NYU	Unknown • Unknown	7–6	6–2	2–0
9	Unknown	vs West Point	Unknown • Unknown	6–3	7–2	2–0
10	Unknown	vs Fordham	Unknown • Unknown	10–9	8–2	3–0
11	Unknown	vs Brooklyn	Unknown • Unknown	10–4	9–2	4–0
12	Unknown	vs NYU	Unknown • Unknown	4–3	10–2	5–0
13	Unknown	vs Manhattan	Unknown • Unknown	0–2	10–3	5–1
14	Unknown	vs Hofstra	Unknown • Unknown	3–0	11–3	5–1
15	Unknown	vs Kings Point	Unknown • Unknown	17–2	12–3	5–1
16	Unknown	vs Fordham	Unknown • Unknown	2–1	13–3	6–1
17	Unknown	vs Manhattan	Unknown • Unknown	8–2	14–3	7–1
18	Unknown	vs CCNY	Unknown • Unknown	7–6	15–3	8–1
19	Unknown	vs Brooklyn	Unknown • Unknown	19–6	16–3	9–1

Postseason

NCAA District II Playoff (3–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	MNYC Record
20	June 6	Rutgers	Dexter Park • New York, New York	12–8	17–3	9–1
21	June 7	Penn State	Dexter Park • New York, New York	3–0	18–3	9–1
22	June 8	Penn State	Dexter Park • New York, New York	4–11	18–4	9–1
23	June 8	Penn State	Dexter Park • New York, New York	7–5	19–4	9–1

NCAA Region A Playoff (2–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	MNYC Record
24	June 13	Boston College	Dexter Park • New York, New York	10–5	20–4	9–1
25	June 13	Boston College	Dexter Park • New York, New York	7–2	21–4	9–1

College World Series (0–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	MNYC Record
26	June 22	vs Texas	Lawrence Stadium • Wichita, Kansas	1–7	21–5	9–1
27	June 23	vs Southern California	Lawrence Stadium • Wichita, Kansas	4–12	21–6	9–1

^ "Alumni Bulletin". digitalmemory.stjohns.edu. St. John's University (New York City). Retrieved September 19, 2020.
^ "St. John's Triumphs Over Hofstra by 8-7". New York Times. April 14, 1949. Retrieved September 20, 2020.

v t e St. John's Red Storm baseball
Venues	Dexter Park (1943–1955) Alley Pond Park (1956–1968) McCallen Field (1969–1999) Jack Kaiser Stadium (2000–present)
People	Notable players
Seasons	1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics